{"product_id":"musicophilia-tales-of-music-and-the-brain-9781400033539","title":"Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Powerful and compassionate. . . . A book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMusicophilia\u003c\/i\u003e, he shows us a variety of what he calls \"musical misalignments.\" Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of forty-two; an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; people with \"amusia,\" to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds-for everything but music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illuminating, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver Sacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400033539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised, Expand Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44148158398509,"sku":"9781400033539","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_4674a73d-3ce3-4016-9b7f-20d1eeb368f4.jpg?v=1757216048","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/musicophilia-tales-of-music-and-the-brain-9781400033539","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}